http://www.nottinghilldiary.com An insider's view by the Scribe of Notting Hill™ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:19:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Right - I'll make this simple. Two misconceptions that crop up all over the net. The name of the band is "Rotten Hill Gang", not "Rotting" anything. It is not "Mick Jones's new band". Neither is it "Mick Jones's band". In fact, and I hate to disappoint anyone who's already bought tickets ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2010/03/06/oy-vey-let-me-say-this-one-more-time-about-rotten-hill-gang-and-someone-called-mick-jones/ Rotten Hill Revue - the ship is already under way Ahoy there Cap'n! Bit slow off the mark with this one in that the ship has already left its dock, but the new season of Rotten Hill Revue is under way (full listing below). Actually we kicked off in style ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/11/23/rotten-hill-revue-revisits-inn-on-the-green/ Suzi Quatro's Can the Can, one of the greatest pop records ever made, if you happen to be about my or John Robb's age John Robb, whom Wifey and I recently had the immense pleasure of meeting, posted an article today on his blog postulating that Pop is Dead. ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/10/05/pop-is-deadish/ The dreaded sign of gloom Like many people I've been caught out by the congestion charge, accidentally straying into the zone for 20 feet or so. And like some of those people I once didn't realise, only finding out a week later when a letter arrived demanding £60 for ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/09/12/random-congestion-charge-rant/ Pizzeria Ristorante Portobello - officially the best Italian in London At the end of Carnival and on the way back from Don's traditional Carnival Monday barbecue, Wifey and I stopped into a pizzeria on Chamberlayne Road. For some reason it seemed a good idea at the time (00:30 Tuesday ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/09/07/pizzeria-ristorante-portobello/ A unicycle A word of warning to gentlemen unicyclists As I attempt to master riding my unicycle around the (currently festive) streets of Notting Hill, I learned a very important lesson that none of the youtube tutorials tell you about. If like me, you value your as yet unconceived offspring, ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/08/30/be-careful-how-you-position-yourself-sir/ Absolutely fantastic! My assertion that Hawkwind may not be entirely responsible for the birth of punk seems to have sparked something of an argument in the comments section of that article. I haven't experienced anything like it since about 19791, which as far as I can recall was probably the last ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/08/27/hawkwind-did-spawn-punk-rock/ Sixteen Last year I wrote about and was lucky enough to attend "The Garden", a play whose stage was a corner of Little Wormwood Scrubbs. Wifey and I enjoyed it very much and I'm only too happy to bring to your attention SPID's current production, "Sixteen". Now in its 10th year, ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/08/26/sixteen-a-spid-production-ladbroke-grove-till-aug-28/ Krysten surveys a suspicious damp patch on the ceiling Somewhat off-topic, but with a tenuous link, On the evening of the same day that Rotten Hill Gang play Carnival, Monday August 31, the première of the movie "The Descent Part 2" takes place in Leicester Square, What's the tenuous link? ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/08/23/the-descent-part-2-premiere/ That lovely Gaz Mayall has once again asked Rotten Hill Gang to play on his Gaz's Rockin' Blues stage on Talbot Road at Carnival Quite why I'm not sure, because his theme this year is Cuba, while we remain resolutely Dickensian, but no matter, I'm certainly not complaining. Last year was ... http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/2009/08/22/rotten-hill-gang-playing-gazs-stage-at-carnival-again/